Contact pressures and the impact of farm equipment on Latosol with the presence and absence of sugarcane straw

ABSTRACT High contact pressures applied to soil result in a greater degree of compaction, in addition to promoting other negative effects. The objective of this study was to quantify contact areas by using different methodologies, and pressures of farm equipment employed in production activity and e...

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Main Authors: Reginaldo Barboza da Silva, Piero Iori, Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Danilo de Moraes Gomes Pereira, Oswaldo Julio Vischi Filho, Francisca Alcivania de Melo Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2016-06-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542016000300265&lng=en&tlng=en